Calgary

They did it to get to the cap floor though

it has been flagged to freeze assets involved. at this point we have not evaluated the trade

So can I get the reasoning behind the Trocheck reversion? Just so Jon and I can have an idea of what we need to do to fix it.

Sure thing, but first, I'll give a general overview of our latest moves.

You guys deserve a more in-depth explanation of our trade revision strategy on September trades. Our job as BOG is to keep the game sustainable and enjoyable for all current and future GMs. The revisions we requested were centered around protecting Florida in this case. We felt that FLA traded 4 of their best players and did not receive proper compensation for now or for the future. This was done within hours of the new GM @wmjoncar taking over, which gives a "blood in the water" feel to the whole thing. We have seen in the past (v1/v2) how quickly a team can turn into a wasteland by losing all their star players for less valuable ones and not having any top prospects or valuable draft picks to show for it. We made the decision to give GMs a chance to correct/re-balance/remove the trades that we saw as advantageous against a new GM, and we used those trades as a reference point to revert any other trades that were similar. We are not a perfect officiant of the game and we do not expect everyone to agree with every decision we make. But I hope that this helps to explain our rationale and our stance on trade revisions.

As for the Trocheck trade, I won't give specifics on how to adjust trades, because as @NateElder12 (I think) mentioned last night, the BOG shouldn't be allowed to propose solutions. We've probably messed up in the past to this point, but all we intend to do now is call out the fact that we unanimously thought that ARI got too good of a deal, and send both teams back into the negotation period to come up with a better solution and deliver that to us. I.e. we're not here to make the trades how we want them, we're here to give bad deals a 2nd chance.

If anyone disagrees with this, or if any other BOG members have a stance on this topic, let us know.

Sorry to ask this but when will we get an answer on the Boychuk/Ladd deal?

Very soon.

Boychuck Ladd deal isn't even that bad.
A) Its a cap dump that also affects the expansion.

Again, the deals will be updated soon

When can UFA extensions be discussed?

The season hasn't started. I'd expect UFA extensions to be done at the end of the season.

Being added to this list: Henrik Zetterberg, NJD

With training camps now officially open and PTOs assigned, can we remove those players who still do not have a current NHL contract from our game rosters?
ie. Nick Shore

I think the BOG said we can do that as of September 15th; I’m assuming a corresponding thread will be up tonight.

If the PTO has already been signed, you can go ahead and release him

Nick Shore remains totally unsigned and isn't on anyone's PTO list.
That's why I am looking to remove him from the team at this point.
No issue waiting until tomorrow, just wanted to clarify we can still do this.

What we've allowed people to do in the past with similar situations is to put the players on the Voluntary Retirement list. That way, their contract doesn't count towards the limit of 50, their cap hit comes off the books unless it's a 35+ contract, and you retain their rights if they do eventually sign.

Is that what the BOG will allow here?

From the Information thread:

Yeah I'll be making a thread for this tomorrow to help me keep track of who's available in our free agency.

When you do make that thread, you can add the following names to the list of new in game UFAs (but I reserve the right to sign them first if the end up signing somewhere in real life)

Nick Shore
Emile Poirier

For now I am removing them from my roster.

I'm making the thread right now. Can I get you to make that post in it though, just as a formality?

Hey BOG,
It was brought to my attention that the in-game buyout of Gaborik by OTT might not have been allowed, resulting in me potentially not being able to sign him as a UFA. Do I need to cancel my signing of him?

Yes, sorry should've contacted you. It looks like he's going to be placed on LTIR meaning OTT wouldn't have been allowed to buy him out. Sorry about that.

I tried to explain this wayyyyy back when the original OTT GM was is a heap of cap trouble....but did anyone listen? Nope
So much elder abuse in the world these days

So if a player is sent to the minors IRL, do they need to be sent down in the game too?